Abstract:
Uganda has developed and put in place several policies,
as well as a legal and an institutional framework, to
oversee the operations of Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) institutions. Uganda
Business and Technical Vocational Education and
Training (UBTVET) promotes an integrated, demanddriven, and competency-based modular system. The
Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) provides policy
direction and sets skills development standards (Budget
Monitoring and Accountability Unit, 2019). Uganda
Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB)
manages arrangements for defining qualifications
(standards, testing, and certification).
Description:
Uganda
Vocational Qualification Framework (UVQF) aligns
TVET training and qualifications with the needs of the
labor market (Ministry of Education and Sports, 2016).
Despite their existence in black and white, their effectiveness in streamlining the operations of vocational
training providers in Uganda remains wanting (Ministry
of Education and Sports, 2011; Butler & Kebba, 2014;
UNESCO, 2015; Kizza, Damba, & Kasule, 2019).
Building on these foundations, the study was undertaken.
It was about quality assurance policies and instructors’
pedagogical performance in vocational training
institutions in Lango sub-region, Northern Uganda.